Brandon & Ellen
We currently live in Northern Virginia, right outside our nation's capitol. We have a desire to see the Washington, D.C. region changed by the Gospel, and believe God is using us to accomplish His will in this area by planting churches that will make disciples that will then plant more churches.
In 2012, we planted Impact Church in Centreville, VA. For eight years, we watched the Lord grow and mature the church with new believers from all sorts of backgrounds and ethnicities. During 2020, in the midst of an international pandemic, God led us to plant another church, this time in Fredericksburg, VA. We are currently in the process of moving to Fredericksburg to begin meeting with people and launching in early 2021. We are excited to be sent out from Impact Church to be missionaries in Fredericksburg! This was the vision of Impact all along.
In 8 years of marriage, we've accumulated three children (Zeke, Zoe, and Evie) and one golden doodle who likes to pretend he's a vicious squirrel hunter (he's yet to catch a single squirrel).
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PASTOR
BRANDON HEMBREE
Pastor Brandon was saved at age 9 and started ministry at 17 years old. After 10 years of student ministry in Mississippi & Virginia, God called Brandon to plant churches in 2011. For the past 12 years, Brandon has served as a Camp Pastor with LifeWay Camps, Ministry Coordinator for World Changers and Chairman of the Board for EDGE Clubs. He is currently serving as the Lead Pastor for Impact Church, the church he planted 8 years ago. Brandon is a coffee addict and avid baseball enthusiast.
ELLEN HEMBREE
Ellen began following Jesus at 18 during her freshman year of college. After graduation, she moved to DC in 2010 and began working in the non-profit world. She began
serving in her local church, where she felt called to missions and met her husband, Brandon. After almost a decade in Northern Virginia, Ellen has worked with various non-profit organizations, and is mom to three kiddos. She's passionate about discipling women and enjoys being a news junkie, reading, exploring DC and taking naps.